InscritChurch · protected 1994Église de MontrenaultPhoto: Pucesurvitaminee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1historic monument
History of Saosnes · Monuments historiques
1 historic monument, none of them classé
Since 1994, the monument in Saosnes has been on the list. On the list it is Église de Montrenault.
Monuments historiques
1
Classé
0
the highest protection
Inscrit
1
the second level
Homes before 1919
43%
median compared town 7.4%
In pictures
Monuments of Saosnes in pictures
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its license; names open the monument’s page.
Map
Where Saosnes’ monuments stand
Every monument with a point on the ministry’s list; the larger, darker dots are classé.
Inscrit
Tap a dot to open the monument’s page: its record, photo and the monuments around it.
1 monuments by protection
1 Inscrit
Classé is the higher protection: any work on the building needs the State’s permission. Work on an inscrit building must be declared to the State in advance. Around both, building work in sight of the monument (usually within 500 m) needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
Points as the ministry gives them: a monument spread over several plots has one point.
Inscrit
One inscrit monument in Saosnes
Inscrit is the second level of protection: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared.
Age of homes
43% of homes in Saosnes were built before 1919
Main homes by when they were finished, beside the median compared French town (the tick).
43%
Before 1919
16%
1919–45
4.4%
1946–70
12%
1971–90
10%
1991–2005
14%
2006 on
SaosnesMedian compared French town
43% of its main homes were built before 1919; the median compared French town has 7.4%. More of them were finished before 1919 than in any other period (43%).
INSEE, census 2023: main homes (résidences principales) only; second homes and empty homes aren’t dated.
Neighbors
Historic monuments in the towns around Saosnes
| Town | Residents | Monuments | Classé | Protected area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saosnes | 216 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Mamers | 4,996 | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Bonnétable | 3,703 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Alençon Orne | 25,490 | 31 | 6 | Yes |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis Orne | 3,636 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Savigné-l'Évêque | 4,031 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saosnes in brief
Old houses are part of Saosnes’s character: 43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town. All told, the list holds 1 historic monument, including Église de Montrenault. Beyond that, its only entry went on the list in 1994.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Monuments historiques. France protects buildings at two levels. Classé, the higher (about a third of the list), means any work needs the State’s permission; inscrit means work must be declared to the State in advance. The Culture ministry’s Mérimée base lists every protected building, and this page counts them.
- Partly protected. Many entries protect part of a building only (its façades and roofs, a staircase, a painted room). Each counts as one monument, like a fully protected one.
- Where a monument is counted. In the commune named on its protection, moved to today’s commune where communes have since merged. A monument listed for several communes counts in each.
- Sites patrimoniaux remarquables. Since 2016 France’s protected historic areas (the former secteurs sauvegardés, ZPPAUP and AVAP) share one name. Inside one, building work follows the area’s plan and needs the agreement of the architecte des Bâtiments de France.
- What isn’t here. Protected objects (furniture, organs, paintings), old buildings with no protection, UNESCO World Heritage listings and labels such as “Plus Beaux Villages de France” aren’t on this list, so this page doesn’t count them.
- No History Grade yet. Everything on this page is described, not graded: France’s History Grade isn’t built yet.
Questions about the history of Saosnes
How many historic monuments are there in Saosnes?
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saosnes: 1 inscrit, none classé.
How old are the homes in Saosnes?
43% of its main homes were built before 1919 (median compared French town: 7.4%).
France has no History Grade yet: this page describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Ministère de la Culture, sites patrimoniaux remarquables, October 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (main homes by build period) · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.